Richard W. Rahn
Articles by Richard W. Rahn
RAHN: How Congress lost control of government spending
Did you know that the portion of the federal budget that Congress actually votes on (the discretionary budget) has been falling for years? Published July 14, 2014
RAHN: The end of the progressive income tax
July 1 might go down in history as the beginning of the end of the comprehensive, progressive income tax. Published July 7, 2014
RAHN: An act of economic strangulation
Do you know why the U.S. economy shrank almost 3 percent in the first quarter of this year? Published June 30, 2014
RAHN: Global warming believers deny reality
Much of the media treat those who are skeptics about man-made global warming with the pejorative term "global-warming deniers," as if they were Holocaust deniers. Published June 23, 2014
RAHN: Reducing the risk of oil price spikes
You may have noticed gasoline prices are rising. If the Middle East situation gets much worse, gasoline prices will rise even more. Published June 16, 2014
RAHN: So many bad decisions, so little time
Would you have traded five terrorists for Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl? Published June 9, 2014
RAHN: How fracking has saved Obama
Without fracking of oil and gas deposits, there would have been no economic growth in the U.S. over the past five years. Published June 2, 2014
RAHN: Financial tyranny against political enemies
If you were a political leader who wanted to control the population, but wanted to do it without using brute force, how would you do it? Published May 26, 2014
RAHN: Recalling the Reagan-Kemp vision
What is the Republican Party's vision for America? You may have a hard time answering other than "not President Obama and his policies." Published May 19, 2014
RAHN: Economic freedom versus big government
Do you think there would be more jobs, less poverty and higher real incomes if government was 60 percent or 18 percent of gross domestic product? Published May 12, 2014
RAHN: No Western counter to Russia’s Ukraine gambit
Most wars result from at least one side overestimating its chances of success and one or more of the sides not having a clear "endgame." Published May 5, 2014
RAHN: Making Congress accountable through candidate pledges
Have you noticed that many political candidates, when running for office, claim they are going to make government less corrupt, irrational, incompetent and burdensome? Published April 28, 2014
RAHN: The global-warming apocalypses that didn’t happen
You may have noticed that the predicted disaster 92 years ago did not happen, nor have other predicted catastrophes from the global-warming crowd. Published April 21, 2014
RAHN: Abusive civil asset-forfeiture laws
Do you think the Internal Revenue Service and other government agencies should have the right to seize your assets, including your bank accounts, when you have not been convicted of wrongdoing? Published April 14, 2014
RAHN: Why do we still use paper money?
Paper currency is dirty and is a major transmitter of disease as it goes from unwashed hand to unwashed hand. It is easily lost and stolen, and can be easily destroyed by getting wet or burned. Published April 7, 2014
RAHN: Greece shows how far an economy can fall
How far can a modern economy sink? Published March 31, 2014
RAHN: Anti-money laundering surveillance hurts banking services
To whom would you be willing to trust with all of your financial and tax information: close family members or the U.S. government and foreign governments, including Russia? Published March 24, 2014
RAHN: How the Greens help Putin in Crimea incursion
The eco-left's opposition to oil and gas use leaves Ukraine at the mercy of Russia Published March 17, 2014
RAHN: The responsibility to resist fiscally irresponsible politicians
Are you more responsible than your government? If so, what can you do about it? Published March 10, 2014
RAHN: Legal and illegal political corruption
If a politician or government official takes a direct monetary bribe for granting a favor or sweetheart contract, do you think he should be sent to prison? Such an activity is despicable, but it is usually far less costly to society than the legal forms of corruption. Published March 3, 2014
